Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Two-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Incised Slash Marks, Southern U.S. origin, third quarter 19th century, squat-shaped, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim and distinctive, large lug handles, the surface covered in an olive-colored alkaline glaze. Incised with three vertical slash marks near base. Possibly made by a slave during the earliest years of stoneware production at John Wilson's Guadalupe Pottery in Texas. Loss to one handle. Most of same handle reglued. Wear to rim. Hairline in underside, not visible on interior.
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